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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1923
Page
6
Charles Bent the first American governor of New Mexico to serve from September 1846 to January 1847 was killed near Taos on January 19 during an attack by insurgents. Bent a noted trader and owner of Bent's Fort was famed for hospitality and frontier grit after guiding traders along the Santa Fe trail.
The article describes how colored spirals are formed in Czech glass marbles by layering and twisting colored rods within flint glass. It also notes Alexander Anderson as America's first wood engraver, who copied Bewick and produced the continent’s first wood cut, earning the title American Bewick.
Hearty eaters enjoyed Brillat Savarin’s plan of three or four dozen oysters as a preprandial. Slepr Laporte, once entertained at dinner, complained he could not get his share. Savarin then arranged a thirty second dozen, while Laporte reportedly admired the display of culinary bravado.
A Yale Record quip mocks a professor and student over quoted prose in a roommate exchange. The line suggests the student was quoting the person next to him as a joke about quotation marks.
In two pieces the excerpt contrasts ancient riding with modern gear and a short fiction vignette. The first notes that Greeks and Romans rode bareback and saddles emerged in late antiquity while stirrups followed centuries later. The second depicts a girl and a dignified gentleman walking by lit windows as she notices a scene inside.
A dated quip notes a man’s change after marriage, claiming pre marriage self doubt gives way to post marriage self importance, reflecting a society era’s humor about spouses and domestic life.
Old Israel Putnam uses a musket to confront a rival officer over a duel in a Continental army quarrel. The opposing swordsman arrives with pistols, but Putnam preempts a fatal outcome by reloading and warning the would be killer to retreat, the duel never proceeding.
The article traces tanning from ancient times with smoke sour milk and animal brains to prevent decay and improve texture Then reveals use of barks and vegetables for permanent changes The Egyptians and Chinese and Romans and Indians all used various methods Earlier methods lasted until 1790 when lime loosened hair And by 1825 English tanneries explored faster techniques John Burridge invented the barkometer to measure tanning strength
A devoted guide and his dog faced a grizzly on a narrow cliff trail in Boxwood canyon. After Jake’s rifle jammed, the dog Mike saved him by leaping the bear and forcing a fatal grapple, then both fell to the rocks below. The dog died in the act, but the master survived.
A California seaport installs liferafts on trucks for instant movement and launching to meet dockside danger. The rafts are shiplike with double deck bodies and central cockpits, mounted on pontoons and buoyant enough to support many people.
The School Book of Forestry explains tree growth by new layers under the bark. Roots support the tree and supply it with food. Delicate root hairs absorb soil moisture and plant food, passing them to the tree. The trunk carries food to the crown while digestion and regeneration occur there.
The article notes radio guidance aided Alcock and his aircraft during the first nonstop transatlantic flight. The radio compass kept listening for the Irish coast as the plane crossed over the Atlantic, remaining silent until near land.
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